Juan

Juan lives and works in Colomi. He is 55 years old and has been married for 35 years. He is independent financially, and has been farming for 35 years. He farms on his own 2 hectare plot of land. Here he produces potatoes, oca and papalisa (types of edible tubers), as well as lima beans. He has experience managing these crops, beginning with planting. He has three head of cattle for fattening, and one dairy cow.

Now he requires a loan in order to purchase organic fertilizer (chicken manure), seeds and agricultural supplies for planting, because the season is approaching and he wants to provide himself with these supplies and also wishes to improve his agricultural output, which will allow him to improve his income and therefore his family's living conditions.

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CIDRE is a Bolivian microfinance institution with a strong social commitment to the community. It works to provide quality financial services to rural and peri-urban borrowers, focusing primarily on agricultural loans for dairy farmers and micro-enterprises. CIDRE targets segments of the population that have not traditionally had access to credit, and invests in much-needed community development projects. It is currently working with coca farmers in the Chapare region to replace coca with less controversial crops. Get more involved by joining the Friends of CIDRE lending team.